Description on barriers that prevent chosen staffing model
From an individual perspective, I have always believed that nursing shortage and staffing are similar because they cause the same problems that act as barriers to quality care. In a study by Girffith et al. (2018) that checked the connection between nurse staffing and omissions, the result was that improper staffing led to greater omissions which were also accounted for by nurse shortage. Even though both concepts had the same effect that led to poor quality care, the difference was that one responded to the number of availability (staffing). In contrast, the other responded to the demand (shortage). This perception is similar to the idea that poor staffing and nurse shortage are responsible for burnout, resulting in errors. This post also meets the perception of the difference in terms of demand and numbers. However, after reading this post, my perspective has shifted to believe that the answer to the problem of nurse staff and the shortage is on professional organizations and individual nurses who leave their workstations and let other physicians play their role leading to burnout. Describe the barriers that might prevent a chosen staffing model from being effective in selected situations or environments.While the ANA model of sustaining a workforce that meets current and future staffing demands is accurate, one barrier would be an increased number of patient admissions which will cripple the desire of facilities to provide quality care. For instance, even if nurses match the demand suggested by the profession, there are times when the number of patients is more than the number of nurses. A perfect example of such a situation was that at the start of the COVID pandemic, admissions in hospitals were more, thus making staffing levels low even in facilities with adequate physicians. With increased admissions, nurses would be unable to attend to the many patients, thus leading to burnout, shortage, absenteeism hence poor health outcomes.Response to Tynez Hamberlin What similarities or differences do you see between your perceptions of the nursing shortage and staffing and those of your peers? Describe ways in which posted responses have shifted your perspective or provide additional insight to promote understanding of your perspective for your peers.Another perspective that shows a similarity between nursing shortage and staffing is the conditions that lead to both. The similarity is that for both nursing shortage and understaffing; the condition is the lack of quality indicators and failure to meet patient outcomes. The difference between nurse shortages is due to poor adoption of sensitive measures to increase employment of nurses, while poor management conditions of nurse retention cause nurse shortage. The difference between the two perceptions is that while my focus is on conditions that lead to the issues, the other focuses on defining the problem and its application to patient outcomes. According to Haddad et al. (2020), the issue of nurse shortage and staffing continues to exist and cripple nursing actions because of the conditions that remain unchanged. For instance, the nursing profession will continue to face staffing issues and shortages due to the lack of potential educators, inequitable workforce distribution, and a high turnover which always has and might forever be conditions that sustain the problems. Even though the posts are different, I have shifted my perspective to start by looking at the issues from the definition point of view. Describe the barriers that might prevent a chosen staffing model from being effective in selected situations or environments.The model of improving the situation using raises, bonuses, a decrease in nurse-to-patient ratios, and education programs is exceptional. However, a lack of support systems such as technological systems to simplify nurse processes could be a barrier. Most hospitals have incorporated all these options and realized that nurses could be tired even amidst these options. Merging helpful technologies could speed up patient care, improve treatment outcomes, and increase the rate of nurse retention because of increased satisfaction.